Marker, survey

Marker, survey

Exploration and Survey

Deaccessioned

PLACED AT 1/4 CORNER ON EAST BOUNDARY OF SECTION 26, TOWNSHIP 26, RANGE 14, WEST OF 5TH MERIDIAN (NOW IN BANFF NAT. PARK) BY P.R.A. BELANGER, D.L.S. IN 1886. PART OF CDN LANDMARKS COLL., EST'D IN 1952 BY R.W. CLARK, D.L.S. THESE MARKERS SPAN OVER 200 YRS. OF CDN SURVEYING & INCLUDE ITEMS FROM EVERY PROVINCE &TERRITORY EXCEPT CANADA

TO MARK & IDENTIFY A SPECIFIC GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION, AS DETERMINED BY A SURVEYOR.

WOODEN POSTS WERE USED EXTENSIVELY AS SURVEY MARKERS UNTIL C.1908, TYPICALLY THE TOP WAS POINTED TO SHED WATER & SO RETARD DECAY. TOWNSHIP & SECTION CORNERS WERE ROUTINELY MARKED BY WOOD POSTS UNTIL 1882, WHEN IRON TUBES OR POSTS WERE INTRODUCED. WHERE AVAILABLE WOOD WAS ALSO USED TO MARK QUARTER-SECTION CORNERS (REF.1 PP.12).

*SOURCE: HISTORIC MONUMENTS COMMITTEE, MR. R.O. SEMPER, CHAIRMAN/ POST MOUNTED ON DISPLAY BOARD/ *DIM: GIVEN INCLUDE BOARD; POST L-94.0, W-10.0, H-9.0 CM/ POST PLACED AT 1/4 SECTION CORNER ON EAST BOUNDARY OF SECTION 26, TOWNSHIP 26, RANGE 14, WEST OF THE 5TH MERIDIAN (NOW IN BANFF NAT. PARK, AB.) BY P.R.A. BELANGER, D.L.S. IN 1886. REPLACED BY AN OLD-PATTERN IRON POST IN 1959 BY M. WUHR, D.L.S. & A.L.S./ DEACCESSIONED: JUN 16 1995 [F 6412-111]/ SEE ALSO 940446-0450/

1886-1956

1886

1956

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1973.069

Alberta

BANFF NATIONAL PARK"